Pharmacist · Jackson, TN
Pharmacist in Jackson: $5,873/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Jackson at $140,540 a year. About 180 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $106,910 and the 90th is $154,870. Pay ranks 176th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,128/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,873 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cape Girardeau, about 119 miles away, at $5,930 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,873
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$140,540
$106,910 to $154,870
Rent (1 bd)
$1,128
$1,343 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
176th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $140,540.
- Taxes$2,811
- Rent$1,128
- Other living costs$1,900
- Left over$5,873
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $140,540
- Federal income tax
- −$22,977
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,751
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $106,812
- Effective tax rate
- 24.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,128
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $562
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $3,028
Left over each month
$11,712 gross, minus $2,811 in tax and $3,028 in living costs.
$5,873
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cape Girardeau, $5,930/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Jackson?
$140,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Jackson?
$5,873 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,128, and pay covers 10.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Cape Girardeau, about 119 miles away, leaves $5,930 a month, more than Jackson.